(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year – until December 20, 2022 – and discussed the situations in Syria and Ethiopia.

(VOVWORLD) - Winners of a photo contest featuring Vietnam’s sea and islands were honored at a ceremony on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - The world had recorded nearly 276 million COVID-19 infections as of Tuesday, with more than 5.7 million deaths.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Monday postponed its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, due to the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, putting off the event, scheduled for January 17-21, until mid-2022.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on Monday met with ambassadors and heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad who returned to attend the 31st Diplomatic Conference in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Monday that negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the Iran nuclear deal, will resume after the Christmas holidays in Europe.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) must adopt the people-centred approach in law building and enforcement in its personnel work, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told the ministry’s conference on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) -The Viet Nam Pangasius Expo, held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia, has offered Australian visitors 100 virtual stalls of Vietnamese processed tra and basa (Pangasius) fish products.

(VOVWORLD) -E-Racing has officially become a category of the Southeast Asian eSports Championship 2021 (SEA EC 2021) besides PUBG Mobile, League of Legends: Wild Rift and Valorant, according to Vietnam Recreational E-sport Association (VIRESA).

(VOVWORLD) -An exhibition featuring 29 most outstanding illustrations of the “Hanoi is…” drawing contest is underway at the French Institute in the capital city (L'Espace).